Part D2 Provision for escape
NSW D2D3 Number of exits required2019: D1.2
- In addition to any horizontal exit, not less than 2 exits must be provided from the following:
- Each storey if the building has a rise in storeys of more than 6 or an effective height of more than 25 m.
- Any storey which includes a patient care area in a Class 9a health-care building.
- Any storey that contains sleeping areas in a Class 9c building.
- Any storey used as a Class 9b early childhood centre, or any Class 9b early childhood centre which forms part of a storey.
- Each storey in a primary or secondary school with a rise in storeys of 2 or more.
- Any storey or mezzanine that accommodates more than 50 persons, calculated under D2D18.
- Any storey or mezzanine within an auditorium in an entertainment venue.
- The requirements of (a) do not apply to a part of a storey that—
- is a plant room, machinery room, storeroom, lift-machine room or the like; and
- is provided with direct egress to a road, open space or a fire-isolated exit complying with D2D12(2); and
- satisfies D2D5 by the provision of 1 exit.
NSW D2D8 Width of exits and paths of travel to exits2019: D1.6(b), (c), (d) and (e)
- the aggregate width must be not less than 2 m plus 500 mm for every 50 persons or part in excess of 200; and
- D2D8(1), (2) and (3) do not apply; and
- where one or more paths of travel merge, the width of the combined path of travel must be not less than the sum of the required widths of those paths of travel; and
- the required widths of those paths of travel connecting the exits from the building to a public road or open space must comply with (c); or
NSW D2D9 Width of doorways in exits or paths of travel to exits2019: D1.6, NSW D1.6(f)(vi)
In a required exit or path of travel to an exit, the unobstructed width of a doorway must be not less than—
- in patient care areas through which patients would normally be transported in beds—
- if the doorway provides access to, or from, a corridor of width—
- less than 2.2 m — 1200 mm; or
- 2.2 m or greater — 1070 mm; and
- where the doorway referred to in (i) is fitted with two leaves and one leaf is secured in the closed position in accordance with D3D26(3)(e), the other leaf must permit an unobstructed opening not less than 800 mm wide; or
- if the doorway provides access to, or from, a corridor of width—
- in patient care areas in a horizontal exit — 1250 mm; or
- the unobstructed width of each exit provided to comply with D2D8(1), (2), (3) or (4), minus 250 mm; or
- in a Class 9c building, 800 mm, except—
- in resident use areas the minimum unobstructed width must be 870 mm; and
- for doorways leading from a public corridor to a sole-occupancy unit the minimum unobstructed width must be 1070 mm; and
- where the doorway is fitted with two leaves and one leaf is secured in the closed position in accordance with D3D26(3)(e), the other leaf must permit an unobstructed opening not less than 870 mm wide in resident use areas and 800 mm wide in non-resident use areas; or
- in a Class 9b building used as an entertainment venue—
- in any other case except where it opens to a sanitary compartment or bathroom — 750 mm wide.
NSW D2D15 Discharge from exits2019: D1.10
Type of use | Area per person |
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Art gallery, exhibition area, museum | 4 m2 |
Bar — standing | 0.5m2 |
Bar — other | 1 m2 |
Board room | 2 m2 |
Boarding house | 15 m2 |
Cafe, church, dining room | 1 m2 |
Carpark | 30 m2 |
Computer room | 25 m2 |
Court room — judicial area | 10 m2 |
Court room — public seating | 1 m2 |
Dance floor | 0.5 m2 |
Dormitory | 5 m2 |
Early childhood centre | 4 m2 |
Factory — machine shop, fitting shop or like place for cutting, grading, finishing or fitting of metals or glass, except in the fabrication of structural steelwork or manufacture of vehicles or bulky products | 5 m2 |
Factory — areas used for fabrication and processing other than a machine shop, fitting shop or the like. | 50 m2 |
Factory — a space in which the layout and natural use of fixed plant or equipment determines the number of persons who will occupy the space during working hours | Area per person determined by the use of the plant or equipment |
Gymnasium | 3 m2 |
Hostel, hotel, motel, guest house | 15 m2 |
Indoor sports stadium—arena | 10 m2 |
Kiosk | 1 m2 |
Kitchen, laboratory, laundry | 10 m2 |
Library — reading space | 2 m2 |
Library — storage space | 30 m2 |
Office, including one for typewriting or document copying | 10 m2 |
Patient care areas | 10 m2 |
Plant room — ventilation, electrical or other service units | 30 m2 |
Plant room — boilers or power plant | 50 m2 |
Reading room | 2 m2 |
Restaurant | 1 m2 |
School — general classroom | 2 m2 |
School — multi-purpose hall | 1 m2 |
School — staff room | 10 m2 |
School — trade and practical area — primary | 4 m2 |
School — trade and practical area — secondary | As for workshop |
Shop — space for sale of goods — at a level entered direct from the open air or any lower level | 3 m2 |
Shop — space for sale of goods — all other levels | 5 m2 |
Showroom — display area, covered mall or arcade | 5 m2 |
Skating rink, based on rink area | 1.5 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — standing viewing area | 0.3 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — removable seating | 1 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — fixed seating | Per number of seats |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — bench seating | 450 mm/person |
Storage space | 30 m2 |
Swimming pool, based on pool area | 1.5 m2 |
Switch room, transformer room | 30 m2 |
Telephone exchange — private | 30 m2 |
Theatre and public hall | 1 m2 |
Theatre dressing room | 4 m2 |
Transport terminal | 2 m2 |
Workshop — for maintenance staff | 30 m2 |
Workshop — for manufacturing processes | As for factory |
Table Notes
Bar standing is an area used by the standing patrons and extends not less than 1.5 m wide from the outside edge of the bar top for the length of the serving area of the bar.
Type of use | Area per person |
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Art gallery, exhibition area, museum | 4 m2 |
Auditorium — bench seating | 450 mm/person |
Auditorium — fixed seating | count seats |
Auditorium — removable seating | 1 m2 |
Auditorium — standing area | 0.5 m2 |
Bar — standing | 0.5m2 |
Bar — other | 1 m2 |
Board room | 2 m2 |
Boarding house | 15 m2 |
Cafe, church, dining room | 1 m2 |
Carpark | 30 m2 |
Computer room | 25 m2 |
Court room — judicial area | 10 m2 |
Court room — public seating | 1 m2 |
Dance floor | 0.5 m2 |
Dormitory | 5 m2 |
Early childhood centre | 4 m2 |
Entertainment venue — other than auditorium | 1.2 m2 |
Factory — machine shop, fitting shop or like place for cutting, grading, finishing or fitting of metals or glass, except in the fabrication of structural steelwork or manufacture of vehicles or bulky products | 5 m2 |
Factory — areas used for fabrication and processing other than a machine shop, fitting shop or the like | 50 m2 |
Factory — a space in which the layout and natural use of fixed plant or equipment determines the number of persons who will occupy the space during working hours | Area per person determined by the use of the plant or equipment |
Gymnasium | 3 m2 |
Hostel, hotel, motel, guest house | 15 m2 |
Indoor sports stadium—arena | 10 m2 |
Kiosk | 1 m2 |
Kitchen, laboratory, laundry | 10 m2 |
Library — reading space | 2 m2 |
Library — storage space | 30 m2 |
Office, including one for typewriting or document copying | 10 m2 |
Patient care areas | 10 m2 |
Plant room —ventilation, electrical or other service units | 30 m2 |
Plant room — boilers or power plant | 50 m2 |
Reading room | 2 m2 |
Restaurant | 1 m2 |
School — general classroom | 2 m2 |
School — multi-purpose hall | 1 m2 |
School — staff room | 10 m2 |
School — trade and practical area — primary | 4 m2 |
School — trade and practical area — secondary | As for workshop |
Shop — space for sale of goods — at a level entered direct from the open air or any lower level | 3 m2 |
Shop — space for sale of goods — all other levels | 5 m2 |
Showroom — display area, covered mall or arcade | 5 m2 |
Skating rink, based on rink area | 1.5 m2 |
Small live music or arts venue – dance floor | 0.5 m2 |
Small live music or arts venue – Information and education facility | 4 m2 |
Small live music or arts venue – other | 1 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — standing viewing area | 0.3 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — removable seating | 1 m2 |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — fixed seating | Per number of seats |
Spectator stand, audience viewing area — bench seating | 450 mm/person |
Storage space | 30 m2 |
Swimming pool, based on pool area | 1.5 m2 |
Switch room, transformer room | 30 m2 |
Telephone exchange — private | 30 m2 |
Theatre dressing room | 4 m2 |
Transport terminal | 2 m2 |
Workshop — for maintenance staff | 30 m2 |
Workshop — for manufacturing processes | As for factory |
Note
Bar standing is an area used by the standing patrons and extends not less than 1.5 m wide from the outside edge of the bar top for the length of the serving area of the bar.